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To
ensure the provision of a reliable and efficient,
national and international telecommunication services in
Sri Lanka. |
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To
protect and promote the interests of consumers,
purchasers and other users and the public interest with
respect to charges for and the quality and variety of
telecommunication services provided and apparatus
supplied. |
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To
maintain and promote effective competition between
persons engaged in commercial activities. |
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To
promote rapid and sustained development of domestic and
international telecommunication facilities.
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To
promote research in to and development and use of new
techniques in telecommunications and related fields.
(more fully described in Section 4 of the Act).
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| Responsibilities of
TRCSL |
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1. |
Enforcement of the provisions in the Act and
conditions in the licences by the licensed
operators. |
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2. |
Foster fair and sustainable
competition among the licensed operators
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Monitoring competition to ascertain whether
operators are meeting public interests
objectives. |
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To ensure seamless interconnection between
networks and services. |
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Establishing a general framework of open
entry, non-burdensome and transparent
licensing | |
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3. |
Pricing
Ensure that telecommunication services
are reasonably priced, taking in to consideration
affordability etc. |
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4. |
Consumer Protection
To have consumer
safeguards in place, and to encourage citizen
participation and open dialogue by conducting inquiries
in to complaints made by consumers and members of the
public. |
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5. |
Social Regulation
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Universal
Access/Services
We will ensure provision of
universal access/services to the rural
communities, elderly and people who are
differently able. |
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Emergency
preparedness |
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To make telecommunication
services available for people with disabilities.
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6. |
Regulation of bottleneck facilities and scarce
resources
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Spectrum
Management |
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Numbering |
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Rights of Way |
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Space
segment | |
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High quality telecommunication services.
To
ensure that telecommunication services are of a high
quality which are just, reasonable and affordable and
which will satisfy the needs of the consumers.
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8. |
Promote Good Governance.
We ensure a
transparent decision making process, encouraging public
participation and giving timely decisions by following
principles of natural justice. |
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9. |
We
ensure that our decisions are fair and impartial.
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10. |
We
will help to build a civil society by making our society
an "informed" society in this modern information
age. |
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11. |
In
keeping with our vision, we will endeavour to be in the
forefront of telecommunication
regulation. |
